Privacy isn't dead, it's just that tech companies have made it inconvenient
"You have zero privacy … Get over it," Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, declared in 1999.
May 27, 2026
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Telecom
Optical wireless quantum security: Free-space QKD and Li-Fi in one system
The German consortium QuINSiDa has achieved a major step toward mobile quantum-secure communication. They demonstrated a one-of-a-kind free-space data transfer channel supporting, for the first time, LiFi and major quantum ...
May 26, 2026
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Business
Workers' information shared with third-party companies, new research reveals
Companies are sharing workers' identifiable information and online activity with third-party companies, including Microsoft, Google and Facebook, using employee monitoring software known as "bossware," new Northeastern University ...
May 22, 2026
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New earphone design verifies users by their heartbeat, simplifying authentication
The use of biometric data in personal devices has been popular with consumers for tracking things like heart rate and sleep stages, but it is becoming increasingly common for identification purposes too. Identifying data ...
Computer Sciences
Researchers discover novel IT attacks—the defense mechanism is already operational
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Information Security have developed a new security standard to counter a novel form of cyberattack—one they had previously identified themselves. The attacks specifically ...
May 21, 2026
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Watching the detectors: Researchers probe efficacy—and danger—of AI detection tools
Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., has questions. When the professor and interim chair of the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering saw reports in the media positing that scientific literature ...
May 20, 2026
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Crashes with consequences: Serial code-reuse attack SFOP breaks Intel CET in Linux
A code-reuse attack named "Segmentation Fault Oriented Programming (SFOP)" exploits weaknesses in signal handling and Intel CET in Linux systems. SFOP is capable of bypassing Intel CET in any program by producing segmentation ...
May 20, 2026
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AI can seem more human than real humans in a classic Turing test
A new University of California San Diego study unveils the first empirical evidence that a modern artificial intelligence system can pass the Turing test—a major scientific benchmark that asks whether a machine can imitate ...
May 19, 2026
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Hackers found a way around Intel CET—PLaTypus locks down library jumps
In June 2020, Intel announced the first hardware availability of Control-Flow Enforcement Technology (CET). This hardware-based protection mechanism has been gradually introduced since Intel's 10th and 11th Core generations ...
May 19, 2026
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Internet
Should you accept internet cookies? Researchers say the open web could suffer without them
It's a choice you may face multiple times a day—and, at this point, your reaction is probably reflexive. Are you going to accept those internet cookies, reject them, or spend a little time customizing your settings?
May 18, 2026
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